Is this large enough to cut apple slices for apple chips? And how thin does it slice?
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Yes, as a matter of fact, this was the main reason for me to purchase this item. If you get the 3 lb bags of apples - they are small - like a tennis ball - they slice perfectly. Start it off without the gripper so you get a flat side of the apple, then put the gripper on and slice fast! They do slice thin, probably about the thickness of a greeting card. I pop them in the oven at about 190 degrees for about 45 minutes and they turn just a tad tan and get crisp. I don't season them at all though you can sprinkle some cinnamon if you want that flavor. They turn out great and you can eat a whole gallon ziploc bag of them without any guilt! Yes, as a matter of fact, this was the main reason for me to purchase this item. If you get the 3 lb bags of apples - they are small - like a tennis ball - they slice perfectly. Start it off without the gripper so you get a flat side of the apple, then put the gripper on and slice fast! They do slice thin, probably about the thickness of a greeting card. I pop them in the oven at about 190 degrees for about 45 minutes and they turn just a tad tan and get crisp. I don't season them at all though you can sprinkle some cinnamon if you want that flavor. They turn out great and you can eat a... » Read More Yes, as a matter of fact, this was the main reason for me to purchase this item. If you get the 3 lb bags of apples - they are small - like a tennis ball - they slice perfectly. Start it off without the gripper so you get a flat side of the apple, then put the gripper on and slice fast! They do slice thin, probably about the thickness of a greeting card. I pop them in the oven at about 190 degrees for about 45 minutes and they turn just a tad tan and get crisp. I don't season them at all though you can sprinkle some cinnamon if you want that flavor. They turn out great and you can eat a whole gallon ziploc bag of them without any guilt! « Show Less
20452
Yes, as a matter of fact, this was the main reason for me to purchase this item. If you get the 3 lb bags of apples - they are small - like a tennis ball - they slice perfectly. Start it off without the gripper so you get a flat side of the apple, then put the gripper on and slice fast! They do slice thin, probably about the thickness of a greeting card. I pop them in the oven at about 190 degrees for about 45 minutes and they turn just a tad tan and get crisp. I don't season them at all though you can sprinkle some cinnamon if you want that flavor. They turn out great and you can eat a whole gallon ziploc bag of them without any guilt!
20453
Thickness is not adjustable. I have only used if to slice or julienne onions and peppers. It very neatly cuts onion slices you can read the newspaper through, nice for sauté or omelets, too thin for a burger, questionable for salad, etc. Hope that helps.
20454
The slices are quite thin...I have sliced apples to add to salads...it worked well for this. I really like this product as it replaces using a mandolin.
20455
I would say no. I tried cutting an apple in half and slicing it. The results were not satisfactory. The slices are very thin. The slicer is the least effective of the pieces in this set. I use the graters and the julienne all the time, but almost never use the slicer.
1389970
Unfortunately it will not slice potatoes thin enough for potato chips, you should consider a different device for that purpose.
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Sorry I took so long, have been traveling. The slicer has a thin side for 1/8" slice and a thick slice of 3/8". I used the thick side for the apples, pears and peaches I sliced for drying. Hope this helps, Gloria
2217212
I don't use it much at all anymore. Got it out the other day and replaced it with my Mac santoku which I love. It does slice well, but I'm not really pleased with it. I don't know if it would work on harder veggies, I also use a Forschner 8" chef's knife for harder things, seems more sturdy.
781769
It only has one size to slice and that is very thin. I think I would go with a more versatile slicer. I wouldn't buy this again
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yes i have sliced tomatoe ,cucombers,onions ,apples to make pies, but mostly i use it for meat,it slices an eye round great
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Cutting it as if you were cutting a pie, you can get up to 16 thin slices. I got 12, but my slices were bigger.
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If not exact, very close to it, it's super easy to adjust and use. I had to thinly slice 27 apples for a pie I made and I did it in about 2 minutes. It's a great piece of equipment!
590370
The cutting surface is 2.5" wide, so is appropriate for smaller vegetables. I agree that if you are planning to slice large apples, onions, or potatoes, you are safer with the Jumbo version. And do be careful with it. I ended up getting cut-proof Kevlar gloves because I cut myself several times.
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Sorry Tweety Bird .... You can only try it ..... The slices are really not very thick when cut using the slots on the slicer ..... Much thinner and you won't have much bread left �
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No, it doesn't cut an apple that has a diameter larger than the diameter of the circular cutter. (I did not measure the diameter.)Just recieved this tool today, and seems like all the supermarket apples are too large. The cutter got about 1/3 of the way down, and I really had to work to pry and get the apple back out of the slicer...the apple was way too wide to go further. Buy smaller apples. Actually, they need to make a larger Apple Slicer!
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I just checked mine, and on mine the blade that slices is adjustable. It can be moved out of the way, so that you only peel and core. You will always core, the coring is part of the frame. So if you did a potato, it would core it. We make sliced apples (similar to Famous Dave's Apples) all the time using this, and it works awesome. Can core, peel, and slice a full apple in about 10 to 15 seconds.
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Yeah, slices very thin. We sliced potatoes to around a 1/16" slices and fried them. Worked great I thought
320474
It is very good as a dinner knife, but I do not think it is sharp enough to peel apples.
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It depends on how you slope or angle the slicer. It can be as thick as an empty envelope or as thin as a regular dual bond paper.
2203600
Not sure I use it to slice ham, turkey and pork but not really thin slices so I'm not sure. Hope this was helpful.
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They are about 1/4 inch thick, spiral cut . one slice thru with a knife and then you have an apple worth of half moon slices. I know its 10 min to make an apple pie.